Top players are sensitive to the most subtle variations in blade profile shape. Even differences as tiny as the width of a human hair – between blades in a pair, and between multiple sets of blades – can affect player feel and performance. Precision begins with the profile templates which carry the shape you will copy onto the blades. ELITE profile templates are not just laser cut, but CNC-machined to tolerances of 2/1000th of an inch to guarantee consistent results. ELITE’s blade mounting system means that the blades are profiled on their own, not on skates. This means that there is always a consistent reference point for the blades, every time they are profiled. It also allows two or four blades to be profiled at a time. All the blades will end up perfectly identical. Choose your profile, your hollow, and how you're getting it to us above. Can't decide? Pick "Help Me Decide" and we'll call you for a quick 1-on-1 to match a profile and hollow to your skating style before any steel is cut. Mail-In Profiling Not near one of our shops? Mail us your steel: Place your order — the shipping charged at checkout covers us sending your steel back to you ($15 for loose blades, $25 for whole skates). Print your order confirmation and include it in the box. Ship your loose blades (or whole skates) to: ProStride Hockey, Toyota Sports Performance Center, 555 Nash Street, El Segundo, CA 90245. You cover the shipping to us. We profile your steel, finish it to your chosen hollow, and ship it back to the address on your order. In town? Choose pickup at checkout instead — drop your skates at El Segundo or Burbank and we'll do it while you wait.